Human Services & Restorative Justice Articles

Advice from industry partners led to the creation of the Human Services & Restorative Justice Coffee & Conversation series this past semester at Pennsylvania College of Technology, and plans are underway to continue the initiative in the fall. Hosting three speakers across three months of Spring 2022, the sessions provided candid conversations on hot topics impacting the HSJ field.

During Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, “pinwheel gardens” have been popping up around the country in an effort to bring awareness to child abuse, and a local display of pinwheels recently arose in a field next to the Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Co.

Survivors and supporters gather under the glow of the PDC’s Mountain Laurel Room lights. Human Services and Restorative Justice Club executive board officers and volunteer club members gather to honor the evening. Cody R. Englehart, a junior in human services & restorative justice, offered introductory remarks and concluding comments.

Healthy hands-on engagement stirred in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Bush Campus Center last week as the first Wildcat Wellness Fair shared a wide range of self-care activities. A collaboration of the new Positive Psychology (PSY410) class and Counseling Services, the event filled the CC lobby, stretched down a hallway and poured out onto the portico facing the campus mall.

Faculty members hold display boards touting the Global Experiences trips that they will be leading. From left are Rob Cooley, associate professor of anthropology/environmental science (Alaska); Mary G. Trometter, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts (Italy); Kathleen V. McNaul, LEAP adviser-international (representing Roy H.

Were it not for a middle school field trip to campus, Sydney M. Telesky wouldn't have given Pennsylvania College of Technology a second look; father Nick holds two degrees from the institution (electrical technology, '02, and building automation technology, '04) and she once yearned for a "different experience" than his. That visit, however, led to a summer camp ...

Twenty-two Penn College students who enjoy volunteering their time – including members of student organizations and the Wildcat women’s basketball team – gathered with Shannon L. Skaluba, student organization specialist, in CC Commons on Saturday to write heartfelt messages of gratitude in nearly 450 holiday cards for military personnel. The cards were donated by Sarah R.

Each November brings another opportunity for Penn College students to "Give Thanks" – a peer-to-peer initiative to express gratitude for those who invest in their success – and 2021 is no exception. This year's observance again includes several blog posts, starting with a New York City native who has found a home within the expansive shelter of Penn's Woods. Colin G.

The national recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and its Week of Action (Oct. 18-24) was honored on the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus with a Purple Thursday candlelight vigil at the front of Klump Academic Center.

Campuswide ingenuity and the generosity of a longtime supporter have produced the Fish Real Estate Leadership Challenge Course at Penn College. Architecture and concrete science students; General Services personnel; and Rob Cooley, associate professor of anthropology/environmental science, played vital roles in developing and building the course.